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Case study research in software engineering : guidelines and examples / Per Runeson [and others].

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: EB00062947 | Recorded BooksPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2012.Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (xviii, 237 pages) : illustrationsContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 1118181026
  • 9781118181027
  • 9781118181034
  • 1118181034
  • 9781118181003
  • 111818100X
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Case study research in software engineering.DDC classification:
  • 005.1 23
LOC classification:
  • QA76.76.D47 C37 2012eb
Online resources:
Contents:
Pt I: Case study methodology -- Introduction -- Background and definition of concepts -- Design of the case study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Reporting and dissemination -- Scaling up case study research to real-world software practice -- Using case study research -- pt. II: Examples of case studies -- Introduction to case study examples -- Case study of extreme programming in stage-gate context -- Two longitudinal case studies of software project management -- An iterative case study of quality monitoring -- A case study of the evaluation of requirements management tools -- A large-scale case study of requirements and verification alignment -- Epilogue.
Summary: "Based on their own experiences of in-depth case studies of software projects in international corporations, in this book the authors present detailed practical guidelines on the preparation, conduct, design and reporting of case studies of software engineering. This is the first software engineering specific book on the case study research method"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Pt I: Case study methodology -- Introduction -- Background and definition of concepts -- Design of the case study -- Data collection -- Data analysis and interpretation -- Reporting and dissemination -- Scaling up case study research to real-world software practice -- Using case study research -- pt. II: Examples of case studies -- Introduction to case study examples -- Case study of extreme programming in stage-gate context -- Two longitudinal case studies of software project management -- An iterative case study of quality monitoring -- A case study of the evaluation of requirements management tools -- A large-scale case study of requirements and verification alignment -- Epilogue.

"Based on their own experiences of in-depth case studies of software projects in international corporations, in this book the authors present detailed practical guidelines on the preparation, conduct, design and reporting of case studies of software engineering. This is the first software engineering specific book on the case study research method"-- Provided by publisher.

Software Engineering